If you watched the Presidential debate between John McCain and our new President, Mr.
Obama, you probably noticed that Joe the Plumber was mentioned more than 25 times over the course of the evening.
Joe the plumber, also known as Joe Wurzelbacher, is a man from Toledo, Ohio who asked Obama some hard-hitting questions with regard to his tax plan.
Joe Wurzelbacher had been planning on purchasing the plumbing business he has been working in for over 15 years, but when he reviewed Obama's tax plan he realized he couldn't afford to with all the new taxes.
Joe had the opportunity to speak to Obama when he traveled to Toledo during his campaign tour.
Joe asked Obama "Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn't it?" Obama replied in the affirmative stating that under his plan businesses who earned more than $250,000 per year would increase from 36 to 39 percent.
Obama explained reason for the increase, saying "And the reason why we're doing that is because 95 percent of small businesses make less than 250 (thousand).
So what I want to do is give them a tax cut.
I want to give all these folks who are bus drivers, teachers, auto workers who make less, I want to give them a tax cut.
" Joe balked at the answer and wanted to know why he should have to pay more considering the fact that he's been a hardworking plumber for more than 15 years.
"It's not that I want to punish your success," Obama said.
"I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you that they've got a chance at success, too.
" Little did either Joe Wurzelbacher or Obama realize that Joe would become the poster child of the Presidential debate with his name coming up at several points.
McCain used the discussion in Toledo to contrast Obama's plan with his, saying "Joe wants to buy the business that he has been in for all of these years, worked 10, 12 hours a day.
And he wanted to buy the business but he looked at your tax plan and he saw that he was going to pay much higher taxes.
" Whether Joe is able to purchase the plumbing business where he has been a faithful employee or not is yet to be determined.
Regardless of his business decision, Joe Wurzelbacher has found unexpected fame by asking the tough questions during Obama's election campaign.
Obama, you probably noticed that Joe the Plumber was mentioned more than 25 times over the course of the evening.
Joe the plumber, also known as Joe Wurzelbacher, is a man from Toledo, Ohio who asked Obama some hard-hitting questions with regard to his tax plan.
Joe Wurzelbacher had been planning on purchasing the plumbing business he has been working in for over 15 years, but when he reviewed Obama's tax plan he realized he couldn't afford to with all the new taxes.
Joe had the opportunity to speak to Obama when he traveled to Toledo during his campaign tour.
Joe asked Obama "Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn't it?" Obama replied in the affirmative stating that under his plan businesses who earned more than $250,000 per year would increase from 36 to 39 percent.
Obama explained reason for the increase, saying "And the reason why we're doing that is because 95 percent of small businesses make less than 250 (thousand).
So what I want to do is give them a tax cut.
I want to give all these folks who are bus drivers, teachers, auto workers who make less, I want to give them a tax cut.
" Joe balked at the answer and wanted to know why he should have to pay more considering the fact that he's been a hardworking plumber for more than 15 years.
"It's not that I want to punish your success," Obama said.
"I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you that they've got a chance at success, too.
" Little did either Joe Wurzelbacher or Obama realize that Joe would become the poster child of the Presidential debate with his name coming up at several points.
McCain used the discussion in Toledo to contrast Obama's plan with his, saying "Joe wants to buy the business that he has been in for all of these years, worked 10, 12 hours a day.
And he wanted to buy the business but he looked at your tax plan and he saw that he was going to pay much higher taxes.
" Whether Joe is able to purchase the plumbing business where he has been a faithful employee or not is yet to be determined.
Regardless of his business decision, Joe Wurzelbacher has found unexpected fame by asking the tough questions during Obama's election campaign.
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